UFC 328 bonuses: Van, Taira all-time flyweight scrap gets big checks
Check out the bonus winners from UFC 328 in Newark.
The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday's card in New Jersey, including a pair to two of the four title fighters on the show. After UFC 328, four fighters picked up an extra $100,000 for their performances at Prudential Center in Newark. Additionally, four fighters got $25,000 extra checks for finishes that weren’t bonus-winners.
Check out the list of winners below. Fight of the Night: Joshua Van , Tatsuro Taira ($100,000 each) There was little doubt by the time Joshua Van (17-2 MMA, 10-1 UFC) got his hand raised against Tatsuro Taira (18-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) that the two had turned in a legendary title fight. Van survived early trouble from Taira to knock him out in the fifth round to retain the flyweight belt.
Van was one of few champions in UFC title fight history who was an underdog, but after a back-and-forth war in the co-main event, he put Taira away. Performance of the Night: Jim Miller ($100,000) After the longest layoff of his career, which included a surgery plus a frightening time with his son’s cancer treatment, Jim Miller (39-19 MMA, 28-18 UFC) crushed Jared Gordon (21-9 MMA, 9-8 UFC) with a first-round arm-triangle choke. Performance of the Night: Yaroslav Amosov ($100,000) Yaroslav Amosov (30-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) did something few former Bellator standouts have done lately, and that’s win in the UFC.
The former Bellator welterweight champion submitted Joel Alvarez (23-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) in the second round. Finish bonus: Baisangur Susurkaev ($25,000) Baisangur Susurkaev (12-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) didn't get a tap from Djorden Santos (11-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) with his rear-naked choke. It was because Santos went to sleep and had no choice.